Bromus auleticus is a species of flowering plant in the brome tribe, Bromeae, of the grass family Poaceae. It is native to the Pampas of northern Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil.[1] It is in the process of being domesticated for fodder use.[2]

Bromus auleticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Bromus
Species:
B. auleticus
Binomial name
Bromus auleticus
Synonyms[1]
  • Bromopsis auletica (Trin. ex Nees) Herter
  • Bromus erectus var. auleticus (Trin. ex Nees) Döll

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bromus auleticus Trin. ex Nees". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ Rivas, Mercedes; Condón, Federico (2015). "Plant Domestication and Utilization: The Case of the Pampa Biome". Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Breeding, Biotechnology and Molecular Tools. pp. 3–24. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22521-0_1. ISBN 978-3-319-22520-3.